A CLOSE SHAVEShave and a haircut, two
bits. Russ Kerr, who passed away last month,
charged a little more than that when he opened
his eponymous barber shop on Locust Avenue
in Mill Valley in 1970. Today new owner Yian-ni Markatos is still trimming hair and scraping faces with a straight razor. Russ’ Barber
Shop is old-school — red-white-and-blue pole
out front, drawers with lots of clippers, scissors and razors inside, and, as loyal customers
know, a collection of 3,000 vintage LPs that
play all day on the aged turntable across from
the chairs. A straight shave is $20 — a cheap
ride down memory lane. 415.388.8630